The Cheater's Guide to Baseball - Couverture souple

Zumsteg, Derek

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0618551131 ISBN 13 : 9780618551132

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2007

Synopsis

Ever see Mike Piazza block the plate? Or Derek Jeter slide hard into second? Illegal. But it happens every game. Baseball’s rules, it seems, were made to be broken. And they are, by the players, the front office, and even sometimes the fans. Like it or not, cheating has been an integral part of America’s favorite pastime since its inception. The Cheater’s Guide to Baseball will show you how cheating is really done. In this lively tour through baseball’s underhanded history, readers will learn how to cork a bat, steal signs, hurl a spitball, throw a World Series, and win at any cost!
They’ll also see the dirty little secrets of the game’s greatest manipulators: John McGraw and Ty Cobb; Billy Martin and Gaylord Perry; Graig Nettles and Sammy Sosa; and, yes, even Barry Bonds. They’ll find out how the Cleveland Indians doctored their basepaths to give new meaning to the term home field advantage. They’ll delight in a hilarious examination of the Black Sox scandal, baseball’s original sin. And, in the end, they’ll come to understand that cheating is as much a part of baseball as pine tar and pinch hitters. And it’s here to stay.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Derek Zumsteg has cowritten five editions of the best-selling Baseball Prospectus annual. He also contributes to ESPN.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0618551131
• ISBN 13: 9780618551132
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
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